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Private-equity giant Kohlberg Kravis Roberts is acquiring the El Segundo-based parent of CarsDirect.com and ApartmentRatings.com in a deal reportedly worth $1.1 billion. KKR is buying the company from two other private-equity firms, Hellman & Friedman and JMI Equity, which paid $640 million for Internet Brands in 2010. Bob Brisco, the chief executive of Internet Brands, and members of its management team will hold a minority stake in the company. Brisco will continue to run the company. "We're delighted to be partnering with KKR at this important juncture in our business, when we have dramatically expanded our client solutions portfolio and our growth in key areas is...

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Private-equity giant Kohlberg Kravis Roberts is acquiring the El Segundo-based parent of CarsDirect.com and ApartmentRatings.com in a deal reportedly worth $1.1 billion.
KKR is buying the company from two other private-equity firms, Hellman &...

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